36Synonyms found for keep dark

Word Origin & History

dark O.E. deorc, from P.Gmc. *derkaz. "Absence of light" especially at night is the original meaning. Meaning "gloomy, cheerless" was also in O.E. Application to colors is 16c. Theater slang for "closed" is from 1916; darky, for "black person" is from 1775; In the dark "ignorant" first recorded 1670s.